2007-03-11 20:37:29 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
ha! sorry we killed all those people that we meant to kill, yeah right!
it would be nice if this were true , but unrealistic.
2007-03-11 20:41:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
No, and they shouldn't. It was an act that happened during a war, and as such was simply something that had to be done.
The Japanese were told both times to surrender before the bombs were used, and refused.
The madness that occurs in war need not be apologized for, I feel our support of the Japanese and rebuilding of Japan was more important. The Japanese are now our good friends and ally, I don't see the reason to dredge up the past to use against them, or against us.
2007-03-12 04:11:44 · answer #2 · answered by Eric K 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course not. In case you hadn't noticed, there was a war on at the time, which the Japanese started. Both Hiroshima and Nagasaki were legitimate military targets. Also, it is not true that millions were killed; the total fatalities were about 200,000: more than one would like, but that is what happens in a war. Hence, no apology is warranted.
2007-03-12 03:50:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Why should they apologize for a single move which saved the lives of even more millions of Japanese as well as Americans. The Japanese were trying very hard to kill as many Americans as possible, and I have no doubt that had they developed an atomic weapon, they would have had no hesitation in using it.
This whole trend of trying to rewrite history with modern apologies and some sort of latent sense of guilt is mildly disturbing and more than a little silly.
2007-03-12 03:40:56 · answer #4 · answered by Uncle John 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
There's no reason to. Many independant politicians have apologized but I don't believe that the USA as a nation has. Although the bombs killed many they saved many more lives than had we launched a 1 million man invasion of Japan. If that had happened who knows how many countless more would have lost their lives
2007-03-12 03:41:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
no, when u win a war, u dont apoligize for the means used to do it. the loses were not comparable and it was tragic from a human point of view, but politicians aren't human are they? They are representatives of a nation. so in war/politics, if u win u dont apoligize. If you lose, you'll face international courts, human rights violations, sanctions ect....
For example, MacNamera has expressed a great deal of remorse and stated that actions were excessive. rent "The Fog of War" if want to know what was happening behind the scenes, what men discuss behind closed doors before they order the death of 1000's. Its a really powerful, great movie. If ur interested in learning more about the ethics of war.
2007-03-12 03:47:47 · answer #6 · answered by jezabella 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sort of. The Japanese are our allies. Obviously, they see it as water under the bridge. Why can't others view it the same way? THEY understand why we did it! Why do people continue to bring it up as though the Japanese hate us, when they don't?
2007-03-12 05:48:44 · answer #7 · answered by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, we did. It took us about 40 years but we did. We used it as a way to make Emperor Hirohito finally give up. That saved thousands of Soldiers' lives. That doesn't make it right but it does help to understand why we did it. We didn't come out and say "Hey, by the way, we're really sorry about dropping those on you" because we definitely meant to but we helped make reparations to Nagasaki and Hiroshima.
2007-03-12 03:43:32 · answer #8 · answered by Chris 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, they didn't. People on the winning side, by definition, don't have to. It's they who write the history. The loser doesn't even get a look in. Also, any attempt to bring war crimes against the US in the UN has been vetoed. Winners don't commit atrocities - only the losers.
2007-03-12 05:54:03 · answer #9 · answered by John M 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No need to. If this had not been done many thousand American soldiers would have died because the war would have lasted much longer. A tough decision, but the right one.
2007-03-12 13:17:42 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
roughly a little over two hundred thousand died directly from the bombing and an unknown from radiation !! A far cry from millions!!! It probably saved hundreds of thousand of deaths and casualties if we would have had to invade the mainland
2007-03-12 03:56:05 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋